Antiseptics in wound treatment

Recent developments in wound antiseptics.

Wound cleansing, topical antiseptics and wound healing.

Quality of care is a critical requirement for wound healing and 'good' care of wounds has been synonymous with topical prevention and management of microbial contamination. Topical antiseptics are antimicrobial agents that kill, inhibit or reduce the number of microorganisms and are thought to be essential for wounds infection control. However, they have long and commonly been used on wounds to...

Wound care antiseptics - performance differences against Staphylococcus aureus in biofilm

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus is commonly isolated from infected wounds both in animals and humans. It is known to be an excellent biofilm former and biofilms are present in as many as 60% of chronic wounds. Despite that the presence of biofilms in infections are common, antiseptics are usually qualified for in vivo testing according to their effect on planktonic cells. As it is well known t...

Viability of Lucilia sericata maggots after exposure to wound antiseptics.

After debridement and before dressing a wound with maggots of calliphorid flies, one frequently performed step is the application of antiseptics to the prepared wound bed. However, the concomitant application of antiseptic agents during maggot therapy is regarded controversial as antiseptics may interfere with maggots' viability. In this experimental in vitro study, the viability of fly maggots...

Antiseptics

Antiseptics are chemical products which are applied on live tissues in order to eliminate microorganisms potentially pathogenic, or to inhibit their growth. The selection of the antiseptic must be done according to the properties and the recommended uses of the product. This article describes the main antiseptics used in the clinical practice, paying attention to its range of activity, recommen...